Spectroscopy and Charge Transport in Metal-Molecule-Metal Junctions

化学系的分析和表面化学(ASC)计划将支持明尼苏达大学Daniel Frisbie教授和朱晓阳教授的合作研究计划。Frisbie教授和朱教授的研究将集中在电子和分子结构对金属-分子-金属系统中输运的影响，通常被称为分子结。合作研究小组将使用最先进的光谱学和结传输测量来阐明电子结构、分子构象和结传输行为之间的关系。这项研究可能会导致分子电子器件的发展，这反过来又会给电子界带来革命性的变化。它将在对美国经济非常重要的尖端跨学科研究领域为本科生、研究生和博士后研究人员提供绝佳的培训机会。

The Analytical and Surface Chemistry (ASC) program of the Division of Chemistry will support the collaborative research program of Prof. Daniel Frisbie and Prof. Xiaoyang Zhu of the University of Minnesota. The study of Prof. Frisbie and Prof. Zhu will focus on the effect of electronic and molecular structure on transport in metal-molecule-metal systems, commonly called molecular junctions. The collaborative research team will employ state-of-the-art spectroscopy and junction transport measurements to elucidate the relationships between electronic structure, molecular conformations, and junction transport behavior. The study could lead to the development of molecular electronic devices which would in turn revolutionize the world of electronics. It will provide excellent training opportunities to undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in a cutting edge interdisciplinary research field which is of great importance to the US economy.